Anyone use an at-home spirometer?

[LindseyRose]

I'd like to hear from anyone who has used an at-home spirometer. Are they pretty accurate? I'm looking specifically at this one (http://www.medrise.com/spirometer/piko-6-electronic-fev1-fev6-meter.html#.USpIpVcsAXY) because I don't want to spend thousands of dollars. I've started exercising and I'm really curious to see how much it's improving my lung function, but I don't want to wait 3 months until my clinic visits to get the test.

 

[JENNYC]

I have 2 of them. I have the Piko-1, and I loved it until it went fruity on me. It was very accurate until it flipped out...I now have a SpiroPd...and at first was impressed with it but now not so sure. I like that I can download the results however it doesn't pick up when she coughs like it is suppose to. And she hates it because the Piko-1 you blew one time and that was it....the SpiroPd she has to do 3 blows before it will spit out a reading... so I haven't had a chance to test the SpiroPd with the clinic yet but I did the Piko-1 and it was spot on. And I knew when it went crazy cause it was giving off the wall high numbers that I could only dream she was blowing LOL! I wanted to get the Piko-6 because it gives more detail but at the time I purchased it the company I purchased from was out of stock and I needed it ASAP. I think it would be a good buy!! Also if you get it and end up liking it...you can buy the device that lets you download to the computer as well.

 

[baseballfrank]

I just got a Piko-6. I tested it at clinic last week and it seems to be pretty accurate. Easy to use. Not too expensive. I think it was $80. so far so good.